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OBJECT TYPE: 5 BAUDOT/TAPE/KSR
DATE: 1934–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.1196.001

MANUFACTURER: Teletype Corp.
MODEL: 14
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 69156
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CHASSIS/ WIRING WITH SYNTHETIC PLUGS/ CLOTH PADDING/ PAPER TYPE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 42.0 cm
Width: 36.0 cm
Height: 30.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Telegraphy
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Teletype
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1935 TO 1960'S
Canada: Used in Canada
Function: TO REPERFORATE INCOMING TELEGRAPH MESSAGES FOR RELAY TO OTHER DESTINATIONS OR TO STORE TEMPORARY DATA/ HAS THE CAPABILITY TO TRANSMIT FROM THE KEYBOARD AND/OR PERFORATE TAPE/ TO ASSIST OPERATOR, THE MESSAGE IS PRINTED ON THE PERFORATED TAPE
Technical: DEVELOPED FROM 14 STRIP PRINTER/ VERY EARLY REPERF UNIT
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Dymotape label on lower left front of cover: 'RP/9185'/Mfr's plate below: 'TELETYPE/REG.US.PAT.OFF./ MANUFACTURED BY/TELETYPE CORPORATION/CHICAGO, U.S.A.'; 2 identical plates affixed inside machine/Small rectangular plate screwed to centre front, inside casing: '69156'/Three other small plates bearing nos. 'FK114BT15', '95925' and 'FPR23GB226' also present.
Missing: 3 KEY COVERS: '6', `0' AND 'G'
Finish: MECHANICAL PTS & MOUNTING PLATES NATURAL FINISH/ BASE WRINKLE, BLACK ENAMEL/ COVER WRINKLE, OLIVE GREEN ENAMEL/ NOTE: BLACK ENAMEL WAS USED ON PRE 1945 MACHINES AND THE OLIVE GREEN WAS USED ON LATER PRODUCTION MODELS, THEREFORE THE REPERFORATOR UNIT IS MUCH OLDER THAN THE COVER
Decoration: Above mfr's plate is a piece of black tape with RP/9/85.

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Teletype Corp., Teleprinter, between 1934–1959, Artifact no. 1984.1196, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.1196.001/

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